MVN 20, 072

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P143005

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P143005.

Transliteration

1(u) 9(disz) a-ra ma2 1(gesz2)
1(u) la2 1(disz) a-da ma2 2(gesz2)
3(disz) a-da ma2 1(gesz2)
ki lugal-uszurx(|LAL2.TUG2|)-ta
1(disz) a-da ma2 2(gesz2)
1(disz) a-da ma2 1(gesz2)
ki guru7-ta
kiszib3 lu2-sa6-i3-zu
mar-sa-a kux(KWU147)-ra mu hu-uh2-nu-ri ba-hul

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — MVN 20, 072. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation (P143005) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P143005..

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